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Saudi Arabia ends embargo on Turkish exports after MBS visit

  • July 12, 2022

Saudi Arabia has lifted its unofficial embargo against #turkish exports, Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi told a group of Turkish and Saudi businessmen in Ankara, #Turkey. #saudiarabia has been imposing a silent embargo on Turkish goods since…

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Saudi Arabia EXIM Bank offered over 50 percent of its $450m loans to SMEs in 2020

  • July 12, 2022

The Saudi Export-Import Bank, also known as Saudi EXIM, approved loans worth $450 million in 2021, with 51 percent of the total financing given to small and medium enterprises, according to the bank’s CEO, Saad…

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Saudi students in the USA: scholarship program changes, prioritizes new goals

  • May 9, 2022
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Scholarship Program has a new name and a new, refreshed mandate. The refreshed scholarship program will send 70,000 Saudi students abroad to top-ranked universities and training institutes by 2030. They’ll go...

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Building a green hydrogen sector in Saudi Arabia: Can the U.S. help?

  • May 8, 2022

Saudi Arabia seeks to become a global supplier of hydrogen and create a home-grown industry. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia should (and already are) working together to help Saudi Arabia realize this goal and to…

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Energy and foreign policy expert Phillip Cornell joins The 966 to talk energy, hydrogen, and more

  • April 15, 2022

The hosts welcome Phillip Cornell, senior fellow, Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council, and Principal for Energy and Sustainability at the Economist Impact, and brings over 15 years of international experience in private and…

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Venture capitalist Amjad Ahmad joins The 966 to talk about Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem

  • April 6, 2022
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The Kingdom’s nascent startup ecosystem is growing in nearly every metric, but is still in its early stages. How can Saudi Arabia continue to develop it so that it stands on its own? Amjad Ahmad,...

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The 966 Talks Energy, Renewables, and Climate with Kate Dourian

  • February 7, 2022
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The 966’s first “topical” discussion format is with energy expert Kate Dourian, non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and contributing editor at MEES, the Middle East Economic Survey. Kate is also...

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